[Allstar Digital] Use a 3 amp or more PS when using a ThumbDV on a Raspberry Pi3

[Ramon Gonzalez]

Used the thumbdv on Brandmeister today and worked great. It was a silent
issue that didnt show up until I rebooted the Pi.


On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 1:10 AM John D. Hays <john at hays.org> wrote:

> 3 Amp supplies are recommended for RPi 3 and if you are running higher
> power USB devices.
>
> On May 15, 2017 20:04, "(KP4TR)Ramon Gonzalez" <kp4tr.ramon at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I just went thru hell and back with the ThumbDV.
>>
>> Use a 3 amp 5V power supply on the Raspberry Pi3, especially with Wifi
>> and bluetooth built in. I was using a 2 amp and with ThumbDV on a Rpi3 its
>> not sufficient.
>>
>> Especially when the ThumbDv worked fine and 30 seconds later it
>> distorted. Well thats about when the wifi starts looking for a connection,
>> drawing power.
>>
>> See you all in Dayton!
>>
>>
>>
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